Local grassland restoration affects insect communities

@article{Luong2019LocalGR,
  title={Local grassland restoration affects insect communities},
  author={Justin C. Luong and P. Lee Turner and Celina N. Phillipson and Katja C. Seltmann},
  journal={Ecological Entomology},
  year={2019},
  volume={44}
}
1. It is hypothesised that ecological restoration in grasslands can induce an alternative stable state shift in vegetation. The change in vegetation influences insect community assemblages and allows for greater functional redundancy in pollination and refuge for native insect species. 
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